If your card simply refuses to work, bypass it.
This post is written to be helpful, reassuring, and easy to follow for someone encountering that confusing alert. If your card simply refuses to work, bypass it
Once you resolve the immediate issue, take these steps to ensure you never see the “check your account at your card issuer” message again. If your card simply refuses to work, bypass it
The most straightforward reason. If you don’t have enough available balance (for debit) or remaining credit (for credit card), the bank declines the transaction automatically. If your card simply refuses to work, bypass it
Or sometimes:
Banks are on high alert for fraud. If you haven’t used that card with PayPal in a while, or if the purchase is larger than usual, the bank might block it “just in case.”